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Hms Centurion (1911) | colspan="2"| | | tyle="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy;"|Career | style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy;"|RN Ensign | | rdered: | 1910 | | aid down: | January 1911 | | aunched: | November 18, 1911 | | ommissioned: | | | ecommissioned: | 1924 | | ate: | Sunk in 1944 | | truck: | | | olspan="2" align="center" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy;"|General Characteristics | | isplacement: | 23,400 tons | | ength: | 598 feet | | eam: | 89 feet | | raught: | 28 feet | | ropulsion: | Turbine (Parsons) producing 31,000 shp, driving 4 screws | | peed: | 21 knots | | ange: | | | omplement: | 900 men | | rmament: | 10 13.5-inch guns
12 6-inch guns
Three 21-inch torpedo tubes | | ircraft: | | | otto: | HMS ''Centurion was a battleship of the Royal Navy. It saw extensive service in both world wars. During World War II, Centurion'' acted as a decoy since the ship had been demilitarised during the interwar years to comply with treaty restrictions. The ship was finally sunk as a breakwater during Operation Neptune in June 1944. Centurion Centurion
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